Optician

Duties and Responsibilities: Opticians fit and dispense eyeglasses for patients based upon prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists.  Optician’s help the customers’ select eyeglass frames and then measure their faces so that correct size frames can be ordered.  They also measure the distance between the corneas of the eyes so that the lenses may be correctly fitted in the frames.

They work in an optical store or own their own retail store. Most work for optometrists and ophthalmologists who sell glasses.

Salary: $19,000-$40,000

Education: Students should take high school classes in physics, algebra, and Mechanical drawing. They need either a high school diploma or a GED certificate. They need to also have training. Either a two year course at a school of optician or an approved three year on the job apprenticeship.

Reflection: I would be interested in being a optician because it looks like a fun and easy job to help people get the right glasses.